Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness is a Town in the county of Cumbria.

Barrow-in-Furness postcode: LA13 9

Retail in Barrow-in-Furness

There are great places to visit near Barrow-in-Furness including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.

The area around Barrow-in-Furness features a number of interesting hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Barrow-in-Furness area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Barrow-in-Furness's best nearby villages can be found at Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Barrow-in-Furness has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

Barrow-in-Furness's best nearby ruins can be found at Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.

Old Mines to visit near Barrow-in-Furness include Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Barrow-in-Furness's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Barrow-in-Furness best rivers and streams to visit near Barrow-in-Furness.

There are a number of lakes near Barrow-in-Furness including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are great places to visit near Barrow-in-Furness if you like woodlands.

Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are great places to visit near Barrow-in-Furness if you like towns.

Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Barrow-in-Furness.

The area around Barrow-in-Furness features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

The area around Barrow-in-Furness features a number of interesting historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

The area around Barrow-in-Furness's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Barrow-in-Furness if you like caves.

The area around Barrow-in-Furness features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Barrow-in-Furness's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Barrow-in-Furness.

Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Barrow-in-Furness.

There are a number of airports near Barrow-in-Furness including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Islands to visit near Barrow-in-Furness include Piel Island.

Barrow-in-Furness History

There are some historic monuments around Barrow-in-Furness:

Places to see near Barrow-in-Furness

History of Barrow-in-Furness

Furness Abbey, one of England’s most powerful monasteries in the Middle Ages

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Lakes near Barrow-in-Furness

    Rivers near Barrow-in-Furness

    Shopping in Barrow-in-Furness

    Corner House Retail Park Hindpool, North Scale

    Corner House Retail Park retail park

    Hollywood Retail Park Hindpool, North Scale

    Hollywood Retail Park retail park

    Middlefield Retail Parade Ormsgill, Barrow-in-Furness

    Middlefield Retail Parade retail park

    Hindpool Retail Park Hindpool, North Scale

    Hindpool Retail Park retail park

    Heron Foods 54, Portland Walk

    Heron Foods supermarket

    The Co-operative Food 97-101, Oxford Street

    The Co-operative Food supermarket

    The Co-operative Food Settle Street, Newbarns

    The Co-operative Food supermarket

    Morrisons Strand, Hindpool

    Morrisons supermarket

    Tesco Extra North Road, Hindpool

    Tesco Extra supermarket

    Co-op Food 41, Amphitrite Street

    Co-op Food supermarket

    Where to Eat in Barrow-in-Furness